Discipline Lead Ag and Food. Teaching sustainable ag, cropping & pastures, Research in Sclerotinia, PA & farming systems. Run and swim when I can
Curtin University, Bentley, WA
Joined November 2014
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Final year @CurtinEandA #AdvancedCroppingSystems trials showing clear results. Student designed, implemented, managed and reported. Fantastic to see discipline knowledge being translated into industry challenges #WIL @Shahinsau @CurtinUni
Wow, don't need the SPAD meter to tell the difference between these treatments! Keen to take more measurements in a few days. #AgTrials
While in South Africa for #CAWC we presented to Stellenbosch University plant pathology group and students on @COGGO blackleg/Sclerotinia co-infection project and @theGRDC red rice inoculum methodology. Similar issues everywhere. @theCCDM @CurtinEandA
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📢 Two @MurdochUni | SoilsWest positions have opened as part of the National Soils Education Opportunity (NSEO). 1. Communication and Digital Platforms Lead. 2. Soil Education and Engagement Officer. Closing July 7. More info here! soilswest.org.au/soil-educat… #soilnews @theGRDC
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APPS Seminar Series — Feel free to join! @Plant_Pathogens
👉 A session for anyone interested in plant pathology, microbiomes, and environmental monitoring.
🔗Meeting room: us06web.zoom.us/j/8739556573 (ID: 873 955 6573)
🔗 More information about the series:
appsnet.au/seminars/index.ph…
Some great work with exciting potential presented by my former PhD student @CuongVHan during his PhD.
Healthy soil could be one of agriculture’s best defences against crop disease.
#PlantPathology #PlantProtection #PlantHealth #SoilHealth #Microbiomes #SustainableAgriculture
Read more: curtin.edu.au/news/media-rel…
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🌱 Lupin Sclerotinia screening underway at Northam (DPIRD site).
200 lines × 6 reps (1,200 plots) to find varieties with better disease tolerance -supporting stronger lupin performance and risk management for growers.
@theGRDC @CurtinUni
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Living Farm's Graduate Research Agronomist Program is now open!
Join a dynamic, innovative team driving agricultural research in WA. To apply, submit your CV, cover letter and referees by 6:00pm, Friday 19th June 2026.
Apply here livingfarm.com.au/graduate-p…
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🔬 CCDM scientists found that the order of infection between yellow leaf spot and septoria nodorum blotch can dramatically change disease severity in wheat. 🌾
🎥 Hear what it means for growers & breeders.
🔗Read here for more info buff.ly/2auFt9U
@theGRDC @CurtinUni
Last experiment for our @COGGO_WA co-infection project @CurtinEandA. Confirming Sclerotinia and blackleg response when canola plants are infected with blackleg prior to Sclerotinia @Ashmita_Lam @rach02822245 @karchuntan @lv_lenzo @theCCDM @CurtinEandA
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📣 Round 3 of WAARC’s Postgraduate Research Scholarship Program is now OPEN! 🎓
Six new top‑up scholarships are on offer to strengthen WA’s pipeline of ag research talent.
Closing date: 29 April at 5pm.
Read more 👉🏻 waarc.org.au/updates/waarc-o…
@CurtinUni @MurdochUni @UWAresearch
Co-infection in canola with blackleg and Sclerotinia. When plants are inoculated with blackleg first what happens? Are the diseases synergistic or antagonistic? Watch this space… @theCCDM @COGGO_WA @karchuntan @Ashmita_Lam @LeonLenzo
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InterGrain has a rare opportunity for a Barley Technician to join our barley breeding program. An integral role ideally suited to an undergraduate student or recent graduate strongly interested in plant science, agriculture, or cereal breeding. More info bit.ly/4bCjupm
Great work by my PhD student @CuongVHan. Nice to see it published
NEW PUBLICATION from CCDM!
Our team has uncovered a WA soil microbiome that naturally suppresses Sclerotinia sclerotiorum.
Read here 🔗 buff.ly/G17eMUN
@theGRDC @CurtinUni, @CuongVHan @Duong_Thuy_Vu @SJB_Ag @Curtin_TrEnD
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Make sure to add this week's CCDM talk to your calendar 📆 If you're on @CurtinUni campus Friday 27 at 12pm, come hear from CCDM’s @rach02822245 as she explores From PPE to petals: Rethinking insect control in research environments 🪲🌸
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Four focus sessions are currently underway at #GRDCUpdates. Panel members are discussing the use of biologicals, the future of pulses in WA, the measuring and managing of emissions, and wheat's sweet spot.
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🔬 Happy International Day of Women & Girls in Science! 👩🔬
At CCDM, we’re proud of the incredible women in our centre working to lessen the impact of disease in the Australian grains industry! Here’s to empowering women in ag science today & every day! 🚀
@theGRDC @CurtinUni
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InterGrain has a position vacant as a Glasshouse Technician at our Bibra Lake WA premises. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a progressive and science-driven environment focused on the future of Australian agriculture.
More info and apply: seek.com.au/job/89982063?tra…
I’m happy to share that I’m starting a new position as Deputy Head of the School of Molecular and Life Sciences at Curtin University. After 8 years as Discipline Lead of Agriculture and Food Science it’s time to try something different
A great opportunity for anyone considering Honours this year
📰 The WAARC– @GGA_WA Honours Partnership Program is gaining media attention, with stories on ABC radio and in Farm Weekly.
What’s included? 👇
🎓 Paid Honours projects
🌱 Industry-led research with WA grower groups
🚜 Field-based experience
🔬 Pathways into PhD or industry
